Sturmgeschutz III
Armament: 1x 75mm (based on the Pak 40 ATG) 2x 7.92mm machine guns
Armor: Max of 50mm
Crew: 4
Range: 96 miles
Speed: 25 mph
A self propelled gun based on the Panzer III chasis, this unit originally started out with a shorter barreled StuK 40 L/24 but was later up-gunned to the Ausf G model with a longer barrel 75mm StuK 40 L/48 (based on the Pak 40 ATG).
Intended to be used for direct fire close infantry support and as an assault gun, when the longer barreled 75mm was added the StuG III was often used in Panzer formations to provide a boost to the numbers. Not an Ideal platform for anti-tank work, it nevertheless served well in the German order of battle.
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I disagree, the Stug was an excellent anti-tank platform. A low profile, cheap to build, easy to hide, hard to hit, Stug units accounted for over 20,000 tank kills by 1944.
I suppose I should have qualified my comment. I maintain that the "BEST" Anti-Tank platform in WW II was in fact another tank :) The StuG was not horrible, it just didn't match up in a one on one open field encounter very well. Altho it did have a very effective gun the limited traverse and some visibility issues really were serious issues.
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